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West Okoboji's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), West Okoboji took in $1.2 million and spent $886 thousand.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes61%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)34%State tax money3.6%Fines and other1.1%

What stands out

50%

of West Okoboji's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

City taxes61%

Property tax
50%$583 thousand
Sales tax
7.7%$90 thousand
Other taxes
3.7%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$17 thousand
  • Other licenses$8 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services34%

Fees for services
34%$402 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and garbage collection
  • Water$310 thousand
  • Garbage collection$92 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money3.6%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.6%$42 thousand

Fines and other1.1%

Interest, rents and other
1.1%$13 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs17%Sent to other local governments12%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Parks, recreation and libraries3.6%

What stands out

12%

of West Okoboji's spending goes to local governments.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$341 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$267 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$74 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$155 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$155 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$151 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; government buildings and 2 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$91 thousand
  • Government buildings$30 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$15 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
12%$109 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$109 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$98 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Fire protection$68 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$21 thousand
  • Police$9 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.6%$32 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$21 thousand
  • Libraries$11 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of West Okoboji. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of West Okoboji itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.